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‘We don’t wear rose-tinted glasses’: Kremlin says it’s under ‘no illusion’ over US Patriot licence for Ukraine (AP image) Russia on Thursday reacted to US President Donald Trump’s decision to grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors, saying Moscow was under ‘no illusion’ about continued American military support for Kyiv.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov...

Graham Platner The TOI correspondent from Washington: The abrupt collapse of Democrat Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine has thrown one of America’s most closely watched midterm contests into turmoil and revived a recurring question in US politics: how much do allegations of sexual misconduct still matter to voters?Platner, a 41-year-old oyster farmer, harbormaster and...

Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, Prakash Chik Baraik (L-R) NEW DELHI: Hours after formally joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik were on Thursday named as the BJP’s candidates for the upcoming bypoll elections.The announcement came shortly after the three leaders were...

US launched fresh strikes on Iranian military and strategic sites, while Iran retaliated by targeting US-linked military facilities across the Gulf The fragile ceasefire between United States and Iran effectively collapsed after both countries launched fresh military strikes on Thursday, expanding the conflict across the Gulf and raising fears of a wider regional war.The latest...

Sanju Samson (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson‘s childhood coach, Biju George, has strongly criticised the selectors after the star wicketkeeper-batter was left out of India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. The decision came as a surprise because Samson had played a key role in India’s T20 World Cup triumph earlier this...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has broken a three-year silence on Elon Musk‘s platform, X (formerly Twitter), to deliver a major announcement: The company has launched public developer access to Muse Spark 1.1 AI model. The rollout transitions Meta away from offering purely free, open-source technology and puts it directly into the paid enterprise market, setting...

We all know that alcohol consumption is injurious to health. Adding chemicals and flavours to any alcohol only makes it even more injurious. Keeping the seriousness of the matter, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recently issued notices to alcoholic beverage manufacturers. Given the seriousness of the matter, the Food Safety and Standards...

Referee Facundo Tello (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) Argentina’s Facundo Tello will referee the FIFA World Cup quarter-final between France and Morocco, drawing attention because of his strict style of officiating and a controversial match in 2022 where he showed 10 red cards.FIFA’s decision has also sparked debate as the entire officiating team for the...

Two doctors (R) resigned after an alleged assault by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre (L) MUMBAI: Two doctors who were allegedly assaulted by Shiv Sena corporator Ramesh Mhatre at a civic-run hospital in Dombivli have resigned.The hospital staff said they were deeply traumatised by the incident that has triggered outrage across Maharashtra’s medical fraternity, news...